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regular meeting, february 28, 1972 page five Mr. King asked that an annexation ordinance tabled at the previous meeting be reconsidered. The Mayor read the following caption: AN ORDINANCE RECEIVING CERTAIN 'TERRITORY"AbJOINING THE CITY lIMITS OF THE SITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS INTO SAID CITY I The City Manager identified the property tract owned by A,D. Adcock, louis Keller Wickersham, and stated that the required been provided, a stip~wation of approval petition. ' Mr. King moved th~t the three tracts totaling 1.86 acres be annexed on an emergency basis. Mr. Etheredge seconded the motion. Mr. Dela Rosa raised a question about annexing the land on an emerg- ency basis. The reasons were explained and discussed. On roll call, the following vote was recorded: as thel.86-acre ahd Shirley Adcock right-of-way had now of the annexation AYE: Etheredge, Flores, King, Tauch, Yarbrough NAY: Dela Rosa, Emery The Mayor declared the ordin~~b~ P~ss~di;A~p~oved ~nd Adopted, po. a 5 to 2 vote. The Ordinance, with petition att~ched, is made a part of the Minutes. Henry C. Kyle came before the Council to protest the manner 10. which the City Council handles financial:~ffairs. I David P. Martinez came before the Council to request that an alley between Grove and Cheatham be opened. He said opening the alley would reduce traffic on Grove Street, which is used as a play area by many children. The Mayor said the request would be referred to the land Committee. Art Ables, representing Balcones Real Estate Company, came before the Council to request permission for Crystal Clear Water District to run a line on a City easement along IH 35, South, in order to service outside-the-City-limits property, described as lots 24 & 25, Municipal Airport Subdivision. Mr. King suggested that this be discussed at a March 3 workshop. Dr. Tauch suggested that, before any property is zoned "R-2" in the future, the zoning ordinance be amended to require that any duplex built within the City limits be required to have a minimum lot of 75 X 120 feet. He said the size of the lot should be de- termined by the administration at the time of the amendment. Common consent was given to the suggestion, and the City Secretary was instructed not to prepare any ordinances changing the zoning from nR_l" to nR_2" until the matter was decided. The Council adjourned at 9:20 p.m. ATTEST: til rough, jr. I ~*~~ City Secretary